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Board approves purchase of four International buses totaling $679,364
Summary
The Grand Ledge Public Schools Board approved buying four International school buses through Midwest Transit — two with luggage ($171,264 each) and two without ($168,418 each) — for a total of $679,364 paid from the General Fund. The motion carried unanimously.
The Grand Ledge Public Schools Board of Education voted July 13 to purchase four International school buses from Midwest Transit for a total of $679,364, to be paid from the district's General Fund. Board member Coban Holmes moved the purchase; Kali Stevens seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
According to the motion, the district will acquire two buses equipped with luggage compartments at $171,264 each and two without luggage at $168,418 each. Superintendent William Barnes and the board discussed procurement through Midwest Transit as the recommended vendor; no alternative vendors or financing arrangements were recorded in the minutes. The purchase was presented as part of the district's transportation and fleet planning for the coming school year.
